Revisit the classics at the Summer Sings, a series of three open-to-the-public choral reading sessions on Monday evenings this summer.

Longing to read through some of your favorite traditional choral repertoire? Join other like-minded singers from the Bainbridge Chorale, local church and community choirs, and anyone else who would like to sing along or just listen, to sing classic choral works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Schubert and Rutter.

Bainbridge Chorale Artistic Director Michael Austin Miller will lead us, as we have fun polishing up the rough spots and re-creating glorious music.

Admission:
$10 at the door, cash or checks only, please
Children and students are free

The first ever collaboration between the Olympic Girls’ Choir and the Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra was a smashing success, with singers and musicians collaborating in the premiere performance of the commissioned work, Let Us All Make Music. We hope to join forces again in the future!

Thank you for your enthusiastic support of the Chorale’s venture into new territory with the West coast premiere of JazzMass.

In September 2017 the Olympic Girls’ Choir entered its fourth year under the baton of Artistic Director Laura Milleson. Serving girls ages 7 to 14 residing on Bainbridge Island and in the Kitsap area, the girls’ choir provides a transformative experience through high-quality, diverse choral music education which emphasizes teamwork, encourages self-discipline, and fosters a deep commitment to artistic excellence. Along with music theory, sight reading, vocal technique and ensemble singing, the girls learn to be musicians in the context of a choir community. Repertoire is varied, ranging from traditional choral literature to current favorites, with each session culminating in a concert. As well, singers perform in the adult Chorale holiday concerts.

The choir is comprised of two ensembles, Encora (non-auditioned, Meet-the-Director appointment required), for girls in Grades 2 – 4, and Cantabile (auditioned) for girls in Grades 5 – 8.

Auditions and Meet-the-Director appointments for the Spring 2018 are now closed. Please check the website in August for information about auditioning for the 2018-2019 season.

Listen to the Bainbridge Chorale singing the opening section of the Verdi Requiem in performance on April 13, 2014

Watch

Youth Program Artistic Directors Laura Milleson and Matthew Blegen speak about the value of teaching kids to sing together, with additional comments by Kristin Collins, Bainbridge Chorale Board member and parent of an Olympic Girls’ Choir graduate who now sings with the Bainbridge Chorale.

View a Chorale singer and Director Michael Miller speak about the value of the Chorale to its singers and its community.